Movies
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'Time Traveler's Wife' not weepy just sadAug 12, 2009 11:00 pm - It occurred to me about halfway through "The Time Traveler's Wife" that the whole ludicrously silly premise of this chronological jigsaw puzzle would have worked much be...
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Director John Hughes rememberedAug 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Filmmaker John Hughes was remembered today by family and friends who gathered in suburban Chicago for a private funeral. The director of the "Breakfast Club" and "Ferris...
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'G.I. Joe' commands weekend box office with $56.2 million debut
Aug 09, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- G.I. Joe is the latest toy to invade Hollywood and plant its blockbuster flag. Inspired by the Hasbro action figure, Paramount's "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Co...
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Director John Hughes dies of heart attack at 59
Aug 06, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Writer-director John Hughes, Hollywood's youth impresario of the 1980s and '90s who captured the teen and preteen market with such favorites as "Home Alone,"...
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Hughes gave teen angst a suburban twistAug 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Filmmaker John Hughes was the poet laureate for teenagers all over the country in the 1980s, but he connected particularly strongly to teens in Chicago's suburbs. Hughes...
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Web site helps time movie bathroom breaks
Aug 06, 2009 11:00 pm - The mid-movie dash to the restroom can turn us into calculating Usain Bolt wannabes: Ah, this looks like a lull - time to dash. When we return to our seats, we pray the ...
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Suspenseful 'Getaway' fun, but far from 'Perfect'
Aug 05, 2009 11:00 pm - "A Perfect Getaway" is essentially one big red herring, flopping around on an idyllic Hawaiian beach, desperately trying to call attention to itself. Everyone's a suspec...
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'At the Movies' co-host turnover is announced
Aug 05, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- After a year of getting slammed for their performance as film critics, "At the Movies" co-hosts Ben Lyons and Ben Mankiewicz are getting their tickets punche...
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Streep's Child well-done in Ephron's 'Julie & Julia'Aug 05, 2009 11:00 pm - If you've seen Meryl Streep's joyously ebullient take on Julia Child in trailers for "Julie & Julia," then you already know: Streep is a hoot-and-a-half as the bigger-th...
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'On the Waterfront' screenwriter dies in NY at 95
Aug 05, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Budd Schulberg, the son of a studio boss who wrote a novel that defined the Hollywood hustle and later proved himself a player with the Oscar-winning screenp...